Watch! NBA Stars Open The ESPYS With Black Lives Matter Speech

In case you missed it, last night was the annual showcase of sports and talent known as the ESPY Awards. Bringing together the best of the best in the world of sports, the show opened in a rather potent and meaningful way. Today we get to watch the NBA Stars Open The ESPYS With Black Lives Matter Speech, doing so with the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. The four took their turn to address the past week of violence, stating “The System is broken”.

Carmelo Anthony stated “The problems are not new, the violence is not new, and the racial divide definitely is not new. But the urgency to great change is at an all-time high”. Chris Paul took a more specific approach, speaking the names of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who both died last week, while also invoked the names of past famous black athletes such as Muhammed Ali and Jesse Owens. Dwayne Wade spoke, saying “The shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop”, while Lebron challenged his fellow athletes to “educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence, and renounce all violence”. Check out the speech in the video below and speak your mind on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more on this coming very soon!